The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-08
BAPTISTS OF THE SOUTH |
REV. DIR. NELL PRBSIDES OVER
THE SECOND DAYS SESSION.

DR.. Retting Reads a Paper on Bible
Work and Colportage The Society
Not Hurt in the Least by the Unfor-
tunate Embezzlement Of the Past
Year.
LOUISVILLE, May Tho Southern Bap-
fists Convention met in its second days ses-
sion to-day with Rev. DIR. Nell in charge
DIR. c. G. Retting, of Philadelphia, read
an address on Bible work and colportage.
He reviewed the establishment and fail
ure of the Southern Baptist Publication So
ciety He also devoted considerable atten-
ton to the editorial work of the Baptists
and then urged hearty support of the Ameri-
can Baptist Publication Society. He said it
had done great work in furnishing cheap
Bibles and other books and other helps to
ministers. The society had not been hurt
in the least by the unfortunate embezzle-
ment of the past year Not cent of the
benevolent fund had been taken. The entire
embeZzlement was from the business funds
and the embezzler was in the penitentiary.
There had been one other slight misappro-
priation but this man had been hunted
down.
$1,000 NEEDED.
"We need for Bible work" he said, 'at
least 100000. There are places reported by
the colpOrteuTs where, in whole communities,
no Bible is to be found,n
His argument was that local publication
societies could not do the work as a great
national society, and ne wanted no longer to
see States that received shipments of Bibles
and books worth $500 return contributions
to the society ranging only from $12 to $50.
DR.. G. G. Lorimer, of Chicago came for
ward as representative of the Baptist Home
Mission Society, with its headquarters in
New York. He said the Home Mission
Board has carried on the work in the past
year in the United States, Canada, Alaska
and Mexico.
THEIR WORK.
There were 67S laborers. Of these IS
were in the Eastern States, 80 in the Middle
States, lao in the Southern, $50 in the West
ern, 6 in Canada, SO in Mexico and 2 in
Alaska. They were maintaining seventeen
schools for colored people and Indians and
several Sunday schools for China. The
missionaries are of ten nationalities. They
had erected in the year sixty-two churches.
Their receipts for the year were $572, 800.
DR.. George B. Eager, of Virginia, read
the report of the Committee on Missions in
Papal countries. 1t first reviewed work in
Mexico. In Coahuila alone there have been
InUy DapUlSulS ana lou are ready lOr Dap
tism. There is line of missions from the
Rio Grande to the Pacific.
EXTENDED SOUTHWARK.
Missions have been extended from
Coahuila south through three States 1t is
proposed to establish in Mexico literary
schools in connection with the mission. In
Italy there are twelve evangelists, and there
have been twenty baptisms, with as many
more seeking baptism. Attention was called
to the defense of the Bible made in the
italian Parliament by an able member of
that body. Priests, he said, were calling
secretly for the Bible. These books had
gone far toward producing a sentiment in
favor Of thoughtful personal Christianity
which had its reflex in the revolt of DR..
McGlynn and his followers in this country.
DR.. Powell, a missionary at Satillo, Mex,
spoke of the work of his field
Much time was then devoted to7 random
discussion of foreign missionary work and
appeals for contributions were made. AT
night Rev. Mr.. Goodwin, Of Virginia, and
Rev. Mr.. Judson, of New York, delivered
an able address on foreign missions.